Phil Foden's tactical change with De Bruyne and Haaland has given Man City a new trademark goal

There's a familiar kind of goal that Manchester City score under Pep Guardiola that involves slowly keeping possession around the edge of the box, waiting for an opening, before slipping in a runner to square for a simple finish from close range.

Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero scored plenty of goals by being in the right position, and opposition sides have tried for years to combat the movement but seemingly don't have an answer.

After the summer overhaul, City have arguably lost some key players to carry out the movements needed to score that trademark goal - players like Sterling, Gabriel Jesus and Aleks Zinchenko. As a result, other players like Bernardo Silva are playing in slightly different roles, and the cutback goal has had to be replaced by another kind of goal that is playing to the strengths of the new-look squad.

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Against Wolves on Saturday, two of the three goals were practically identical, following on from another mirrored move against Sevilla and other similar goals against Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace.

Pivotal to this new move is Erling Haaland, unsurprisingly, who is a reliable presence in the penalty area to provide that finishing touch - a final touch he's registered 14 times already in a City shirt. Haaland has already silenced the tiresome debate around his supposed lack of touches, although a look at the 29 goals City have scored already this season shows he is playing a quietly effective role in City's build-up play.

The third goal at Wolves saw Phil Foden free Kevin De Bruyne to drive towards goal. He played in Haaland on the right of the area, who checked back and waited for De